Preview: Aston Villa v United

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Aston Villa v Man Utd PREMIER LEAGUE Venue: Villa Park Date: Saturday, 22 November Kick-off: 1730 GMT (台灣時間 11/23 01:30) 直播頻道 (((((((((( 台灣衛視體育台 Live )))))))))) 歐洲足球、衛視體育(東南亞)、香港NOW寬頻632、泰星61 Aston Villa will be without Carlos Cuellar for the visit of Manchester United as he has a thigh strain. Luke Young is expected to revert to his favoured right-back role with Nicky Shorey returning on the left. United duo Dimitar Berbatov (hamstring) and Wes Brown (ankle) are sidelined and Rio Ferdinand faces a fitness test on a back injury. Wayne Rooney is expected to recover from a calf strain which kept him out of England's midweek win in Germany. Aston Villa (from): Friedel, Guzan, L Young, Shorey, Davies, Laursen, Knight, Milner, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, A Young, Osbourne, Salifou, Carew, Agbonlahor, Harewood, Delfouneso, Gardner. Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak Neville, Rafael, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra Ronaldo, Park, Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Nani Rooney, Tevez, Welbeck REFEREE Chris Foy (St Helens, Merseyside) BIG-MATCH FACTS ＊ Aston Villa welcome Manchester United to Villa Park, in what could be a defining match in the Midlanders' quest to break into the top four. Both sides are on the look-out for an eighth Premier League victory and should Villa achieve it they would replace United in top three, having played a game more. ＊ Villa are chasing back-to-back victories over 'Big Four' clubs. Martin O'Neill's side beat Arsenal at the Emirates last Saturday, where Manchester United lost on the previous Saturday. ＊ This match between two Premier League ever-presents pits the club with most draws (Villa, 189) against the one with most wins (United, 401) in the history of the league. ＊ It also brings together the side to have used the fewest players in this season's Premier League campaign (see here for more details), with one of those to have fielded the most (more). ＊ United are bidding for a 12th consecutive Premier League victory over Villa. They've kept clean sheets in five of their last six winning league trips to Villa Park. Gabriel Agbonlahor's goal in the 1-4 defeat last season was the first time Villa had put a home goal past the Red Devils in six years. ＊ Aston Villa have lost more matches (23), dropped more points (83) and conceded more goals (54) to Manchester United than to any other club in the Premier League. ＊ Distance between the clubs: 81 miles (130 kilometres) CLUB FORM 1. Avoided defeat in 14 of the last 15 in all competitions. 2. Eight points off the Premier League pace, with a game in hand on both Chelsea and Liverpool above them. Averaging two points a game; only the top two average in excess of that figure. 3. Lost one of the last nine league games, and only two all season; both 2-1 away, to Liverpool on 13 September, and to Arsenal on 8 November. 4. Three points behind last season's pace, when the defending champions pocketed 27 points after 12 games and were second in the table en route to their 10th Premier League title. 5. One shy of 150 top-flight defeats under Sur Alex Ferguson. 6. On a league high 49 matches without a no score draw; the goalless stalemate, home to Reading on the opening day of last season, 12 August 2007, being the most recent. 7. Scored in each of the last 36 league games, a club record; the 1-0 defeat away to Bolton on 24 November 2007 was the last occasion in which they failed to score. 8. Also on the longest current run in the highest league of 90 matches since a loss by more than a single goal; the most recent being 3-0, away to Chelsea on 29 April 2006. 9. Won their last 12 Premier League matches against Midlands' club, and kept clean sheets in each of the last five. 10. This match precedes Tuesday's engagement in Spain for the Champions League Group E match against Villarreal. The last three Champions League outings have all been preceded by victory in the Premier League. KEY PLAYER NOTES ＊ Wayne ROONEY needs one more to total 100 club goals (Everton and Manchester United). ＊ If on the field from the outset: - Carlos TEVEZ will be making his 50th start in a Manchester United shirt. HEAD TO HEAD ＊ Manchester United have a Premier League winning return of just under 50% against Aston Villa; 74 of 150. ＊ Villa have failed to beat Manchester United in 22 league and cup matches, since a 3-0 triumph in the third round of the Worthington League Cup on 13 October 1999. ＊ United have gained 11 successive victories at Villa Park (six Premier League trips, FA Cup ties in 2002, 2004 and last season, and FA Cup semi-finals against Arsenal in 2004, and Watford in 2007). ＊ United have not dropped a point at Villa Park since a 1-1 draw on 26 October 2002, and have not lost a league game there since Villa opened the season with a 3-1 victory on 19 August 1995 in which Ian Taylor, Mark Draper and Dwight Yorke (penalty) scored and which prompted Alan Hansen's infamous "you'll win nothing with kids" comment. United have won nine and drawn three of the subsequent league visits to the venue. ＊ Aston Villa were one of nine clubs Manchester United did the double over last season; United were one of two to do the double over the Villans. The other was Portsmouth. Home and away League (inc PL): Villa 42 wins, Man United 74, Draws 34 Prem: Villa 2 wins, Man United 23, Draws 7 at Villa only League (inc PL): Villa 32 wins, Man United 25, Draws 18 Prem: Villa 2 wins, Man United 11, Draws 3 LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME Aston Villa 1-4 Manchester United 20 December 2007 - Ref: Rob Styles Villa scorer: Agbonlahor 13 Man Utd scorers: Rooney 36, 44, Ferdinand 45, Giggs 75 Sent Off: Reo-Coker 60, Carson 66 (both Villa) Prediction: Villa 1-2 United - A very tough game but the Reds have a great record at Villa Park Key opponent: Ashley Young - a superb operator down the left for Villa Skysports.com prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 Man Utd One to Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo http://tinyurl.com/6x6483 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7727188.stm http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3003872,00.html -- ★ ╔╦═╮╔╮ ╭╔╮ ╭╔╦═╮ ╔╮╔╮╭╦═╮╔╮═╮ ☆ ☆ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║╠╣ ║╠╣ ║ ╠╣╠╣╠╬═╣╠╣ ║ ★ ★ ╰╝╰╯╰╝═╯╰╝═╯╚╯═╯ ╰╰╯╯╰╝ ╰╰╝ ╰ ☆ ★ ╔╮═╮╭╦╦╮╭╦═╮╭╦╦╮╔╦═╮╔╮ ╔╦═╮╭╦═╭═╦╮╮ ╔╮ ╠╣ ║ ╠╣ ╚╩╦╮ ╠╣ ╠╬╣ ╠╣ ╠╬╦╯╠╣ ║ ╠╣╚═╬╣ ╰╝ ╰╰╩╩╯╰═╩╝ ╚╝ ╚╩═╯╰╩═╯╰╝╰╯╰╩═╯═╩╯╰═╩╝ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.140.53.14